Phillips Marathon Classic 65 Dimmable BR30 CFL
Finally – a dimmable fluorescent bulb that works.
Sorry to report that has failed after a few weeks. No good reason. I cut it apart, and did not find anything specific. I’m not an electrical engineer, but I didn’t see a burned wire or component.
RIP January 2010
The Phillips Marathon Classic 65 is a 65 watt equivalent, with nice warm tone, and in addition to working in a dimmer (at least mine), it dims. It is rated to pull 16 watts. I’ll let it work for a while, and post temperature and wattage once it’s been in use a for a while. It’s claim is for 6 years, so it should last a while in the kitchen.
Dimming is not quite as smooth as incandescent, but it’s fine. All the others I’ve tested go out as it dims.
Kevin said,
January 3, 2010 @ 3:42 pm
How are these working over the last month?
You were going to post back temperature, wattage, etc.
I purchased one of these and put it into my living room (have 8 recessed lights) and it did dim, but not sure IF I AM READY TO PULL THE trigger, to get the rest. These are going for $11.99 each at Home Depot, so almost $100! I also have 8 additional recessed cans in the kitchen, so that in total would be $200.
Do you know of an online retailer that has a better deal?
Thank you in advance,
Kevin